Former Julian Center clients may face difficulty getting help elsewhere

Domestic violence agency has no plans to reconsider decision to close public counseling center on Oct. 1

6:59 PM,
Sep. 15, 2013

The Julian Center, at 2011 N. Meridian St., began in the 1970s as a counseling center; the overnight shelter was added in 1982. Two counselors will be shifted to the shelter, and therapy will continue for residents there as well as for women and children in transitional housing after staying at the shelter.

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Two weeks after the public learned the Julian Center will close its public counseling center on domestic abuse on Oct. 1, it said it has no plans to reconsider that decision - and clients are in the process of transferring to new therapists.

At least, that's the hope.

The fear among some is that clients might not reach out for a new counselor - because they are nervous about opening up to a new stranger, because they don't have transportation to or child care available at the new locations or because they're worried they can't afford it. ...